Rated 5 out of
5 by
JCooper from
Well balanced soundI bought the charge 4 along with a charge 3 on black Friday to see for myself which one sounded better. If the charge 3 sounded better, like some claim, I didn't want to pass up the deal for $89. I'm sending back the charge 3 and keeping the charge 4. Side by side the charge 4 has more bass and a cleaner more lifelike sound. I compared many songs and types of music, hands down the charge 4 wins. The charge three had almost no bass compared to the charge 4 and the charge 3 has too much sound in the mid high area of frequency range, not well balanced. I wanted the charge 3 to sound close to what the charge 4 did that way I would keep it, at such a great deal, and have two speakers to play together with the JBL connect plus.

Rated 5 out of
5 by
GoPa from
Good overall sound for such a small packagePleasantly surprised. I like big sound. It does not provide the big bass outdoors, but it fills the room adequately inside. I have the Boombox that fills the need for the outdoors. The sound quality of the Charge 4 is really clear with good mids and highs. It is actually a little too loud at night on the lowest volume setting when trying to go to sleep — NOT a problem at all because I just use the iPhone speakers. I have 2 old Xtremes. I was considering getting an Xtreme 2 to complete my connect + pairings, but I will get another Charge 4 instead (though I don’t really need it). Now the old Xtremes serve me little purpose - that absolute SUCK JBL.

Date published: 2018-12-20

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Jaybird136 from
Awesome Speaker!!!If you already own the jbl charge 3 I wouldn’t say it is worth upgrading because there mainly just small minor tweaks to the charge 4 coming from the charge 3, the charge 4 does have a little bit more clarity as well as a little bit more bass, it’s very similar in volume to the charge 3 but slightly more refined, it now has usb type c charging which is nice future wise because it could support even faster charging, one gripe I have is the flap covering the port is looser than on the charge 3 and there is only one rubber ring that seals it off compared to the charge 3 having 2 of them, so far it hasn’t been a problem though and even if water does get through jbl seals off the other sides of the ports so no damage should occur just don’t try and use the ports if they are wet until they dry, I do absolutely love this speaker and glad I got it, I just wish they would have added a tweeter since it is a mono driver handling everything, if there was a tweeter jbl would have been able to not only make it even louder but allow more excursion without the sound getting fluttery, but I guess they will do that in the charge 5? Thank you jbl for making an amazing product!!! Deffinetly recommend!!!

Rated 2 out of
5 by
ColbyJack from
Great design, but has a few flaws...I am overall very disappointed, I had to buy and return two of these from Walmart until the third one I bought sounded a little better.. The problem is the right side passive radiator, at half volume and above it makes a rattling/thumping noise when the bass hits low. I own a Flip 3, Flip 4, and a few of my buddies have Charge 3's and none of the other speakers have this problem. I love Jbl in every way but this is downright disappointing. And not to mention it runs on one driver instead of two, on paper the specs look better but the charge 3 is cheaper and sounds a bit better.

what is the pin for the charge 4?

Asked by: kruppj74

Thank you for your question. If the device you are trying to connect requests a pin code it's 0000. If you need further assistance, please submit a case request at https://www.harmanaudio.com/support-contact.html and the Customer Service Team will be more than happy to assist you.

Answered by: JuliaB

Date published: 2019-01-16

hey! I need help, because i don't want to waste money. Is charge 4 is good? because I think it's way better than charge 3 even it's mono but it's not noticible. So which is the best? charge 3, charge 4, or pulse 3? And how about xtreme 2? Is it worth it?

Asked by: RepAsh

Charge 4 is good as a bluetooth speaker, all of the speakers are actually good it's just a matter of your preference, if you want to use the speaker to charge your phone then the charge series would be good for you. If you want to have some awesome lightshows then the Pulse 3 would be good for you as well.

Answered by: Mario at Customer service

Date published: 2019-01-13

Is it possible to pair the Charge 4 with more than one Bluetooth source device without having to go through the pairing dialogue each time? This would be a convenience when my wife's phone is not available but mine is.

Asked by: PIxelman

We would like to work with you directly to help you with your issue. Please submit a case request at https://www.jbl.com/support-contact.html and the Customer Service Team will be more than happy to assist you.

Answered by: Mario at Customer service

Date published: 2019-01-12

How many watts do you use with AC and in wireless mode?

Asked by: russo

The Charge 4 has 30W output power in both AC and in wireless mode.

Answered by: Mario at Customer service

Date published: 2019-01-12

Where can I get a quick-mount bracket for my Charge4? I want to bring it in my golf cart and car, and I need some way to secure it.

Asked by: Mikey7

We would like to work with you directly to help you with your issue. Please submit a case request at https://www.jbl.com/support-contact.html and the Customer Service Team will be more than happy to assist you.